A New Day

A new day had begun. I had awoken at dawn. Only this time without the help of those vampire bastards. I sat up and rubbed my tired eyes, looking around the room curiously. Last night was murder. I was so tired, that I didn't even see what the room that I slept in looked like. I merely found the most comfortable area... and then I was out cold. I pulled the covers off and put my feet on the cold stone floor. The room that I was in was beautiful, at least in my eyes. The room that I was used to was nowhere near as luxurious as this. Of course it wasn't as nice as Zephon's either. It had two huge windows with black curtains on the left side of the room. The walls contained portraits of Zephon along with his clan banners hanging along side the main portrait in the center of the room. A small desk and chair were on the far right side of the room, a candle nestled on the desk surface as well. A chandelier hung above my head on the ceiling. And of course the bed that I was in was the best part. For the first time ever I had felt silk. It caressed my body ever so softly, making me want to lay here all day and not have a care in the world. The silk sheets were a burgundy color that reminded me of a fine wine I had seen the wealthy drink long ago. But I had no choice, I had to get up or I'd get beaten and thrown in the rat hole again. So I made my way up to Zephon's room, thinking of the duties that needed to be done. As I knocked on his door, I waited patiently while fixing my out of place hair. I didn't want to look like I just got out of bed, or at least not too much. The door opened suddenly, only it was not Zephon that appeared in front of me. It was another slave girl just like me, only she seemed at least two years older than I. She had blond, curly hair that reached her shoulders. She had blue eyes like I did and was only a mere few inches taller. She had scratches on her cream colored face, that seemed to hide the beauty that she once had. She was not ugly, but at the same time not pretty either. She welcomed me in and I gave her a confused look. What was this girl doing here? Was I being replaced? I did not know, but I would soon find out.

"My Lord, thy Lady has arrived," she said calling out to Zephon, who was not present in the room.

"You must be mistaken mis, I am not his Lady! I am Regina, his servant." She just smiled at me like she was hiding something.

"Well Regina, I am Elizabeth, who is also his Lord's servant. Unfortunately, I have to wake up much earlier than you and do his dirty work." She examined my body up and down. I felt uneasy.

"So I see they left their marks on you as well," she said pointing to my arm. I covered the marks with my other hand and gave her a violated look.

"So they did."

"Well yours aren't as bad as mine, so don't act like your life is ruined because there are others who have worse than you." She folded her arms. "It seems that Lord Zephon has you well taken care of." She said pointing to my bandages on my other arm and leg. I didn't take my eyes off her, she was trying to catch me off guard. What a Bitch! I thought.

"What are you implying?"

"Nothing much. Humph. It seems that he has strong feelings for you. I mean he has never treated any of my wounds, let alone anyone else's. I don't see what makes you so special...

She then looked at me with wide eyes and smiled. "Unless... are you a virgin?"

"What business is it of yours?"

"Oh, so your not?"

"Yes! I am! That's all you need to know!"

She nodded her head.

"So that's what it is. He likes you because you are pure. Not just because you're a virgin, but because you possess something that he likes. Something that all the vampire Lord's admire... you have courage. You are not afraid to stand up for what you believe in or for what you think is right, even if it's against their will. And for that you are worthy in their eyes, which gives you respect in return. Not many humans can do that when a life or death situation comes up." I looked down at the floor, hard in thought. Does Zephon have feelings for me? If so, do I in return, have feelings for him? I shook my head to rid the nonsense that dwelled in my thoughts. I looked up at her once again.

"Don't get too comfortable with him, girl. I wouldn't want his majesty to fall in love with a low piece of shit like you! He's worth much more than that. He's mine." I couldn't take it anymore with this girl, she has went too far. And I wasn't going to let that slip. Although as I was about to jump at her, Zephon entered the room. She got lucky, I would have put more marks on her face so that she would be even uglier than she was now. Then she would have had to hide her face from others, so that they would not take off running when they saw her. Stupid whore.

"Ah yes, Regina. I've been expecting you." He looked at Elizabeth and motioned her to leave.

"You are done here! I will summon you if I need anything else. Escort yourself out."

"Yes my Lord." She bowed and turned around to face me, with a dirty look on her face. "Watch your back," she whispered as she walked passed me and shut the doors, leaving me alone with Zephon. I felt his eyes on me. He just stood there, watching me closely. I immediately got down on one knee and bowed down.

"Forgive my rudeness, sire," I said looking down at the floor, closing my eyes tightly, hoping he would not harm me in any way for disrespecting him.

"You may get up child. Come, I had breakfast prepared for you, considering how...how should I put this... HUNGRY you were the other night." He gave a small smile at me and in return I smiled back. He led me to a dining area with a long table, that had many chairs along side it. Probably when he had his brethren over. I walked over to the far end and took a seat. He, unfortunately took the seat next to me, which was the chair at the end of the table. Great. I thought to myself, why do I have to eat in front of him? Is he fascinated how humans chew their food? Or was it the fact that I was supposedly pure? I wondered if what Elizabeth said was indeed true. Maybe he wanted to see for himself, if I had manners. Or maybe he just wanted to make sure I don't try to escape. But in some way, this was ironic. His kind was supposed to despise my kind, and vice versa. But here he is sitting next to me about to eat breakfast. I stared down at the table. I felt uncomfortable. I could feel his eyes on me, closely watching my every move. I was suddenly brought out of my thoughts when Zephon spoke to me.

"I see you have met my servant girl. It seems you two were getting along quite well." Ha! If he only knew how she really was, she wouldn't be here another second.

"Yes my Lord, she seemed...nice. I have a question though, am I being replaced?" He gave me a confused look. He then chuckled, smiling widely, showing his fangs.

"My dear, what has given you that idea? Of course your not being replaced. You have just arrived, and you haven't even seen my Cathedral, let alone the rest of my land". He raised his brow. "Or my brothers for that matter." He leaned in closer to me. "I'm sure you'll like them. But lets be honest, I would never replace you for her in a millenia. She is not exactly what you call "Servant" material". He frowned. "The girl spends more time focusing on me than she does on her duties. I think she is trying to get close to me so that I can take her in and then, just like that, she'll betray me or try to kill me!" He shook his head and folded his arms. I just looked at him in thought. I guess he figured out that Elizabeth was coming on to him. Luckily, I wasn't the one who had to tell him. Just then, two maids came into the room and delivered mine and Zephon's breakfast. My plate had eggs, some potatoes, ham, and a few pieces of toast. Zephon on the other hand just had a goblet of liquid. Obviously blood, the vampire's life support. I was confused though. Why was he only drinking blood?

"Is that your breakfast, sire? Wouldn't you prefer something like the meal I have in front of me?" He took a sip from his goblet and set it down on the table.

"Yes... it is my breakfast, Regina. Unfortunately the vampire body does not accept food as well as that of a humans. The vampire body changes in a way were it only demands the warm, red flowing liquid of any being with a pulse. Human food, however, will make us very sick. It is sort of like when a human gets the stomach flu. But alas, I haven't had food such as yours for centuries." I started eating my food slowly with caution, thinking just how difficult it would be to drink blood for all eternity and leave all the food I've ever cherished... behind.